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Create a Sun Print

A Sun print of a butterfly and a dragonfly.
Levels
  • Introductory (K-5)
  • Intermediate (6-8)
Material Type
  • Activity/Hands-on
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 2.3 – The Sun is the primary source of light…
NGSS
  • ESS1 - Earth's Place in the Universe
Heliophysics Topics
  • Light
  • Electromagnetic Spectrum
  • Sun
Material Cost per Learner 1 cent – $1
Language English

Make your own artwork using sunlight and Sun print paper. Sun prints use paper coated with chemicals sensitive to ultraviolet light. When the paper is exposed to ultraviolet light, two molecules react and form a new colorless molecule.